checklist for autumn gardening
Your Essential Checklist for Autumn Horticulture Also, DIYers prefer garden time to work, according to Yates, who saw sales of planting materials such as fertilizers grow by 25 percent year on year in the fall. According to Yates' horticultural consultant Angie Thomas, autumn is the best time for horticulture because the soil is still warm enough to allow plants to grow before winter. “Gardeners have a lot of wonderful things like growing delicious herbs and vegetables in the fall, planting new trees and shrubs, and preparing the garden for winter,” says Thomas. Thomas is part of a team of qualified horticulturists who provide free gardening advice through the Yates app and online chat. He says March to May is the busiest time for planting questions, and three years ago those questions were most common in the spring. "The last two years have seen a 14.35 percent increase in horticultural questions in the fall. One of the most common questions we get is how to impr...